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Thoughts from Carl. Sharing my thoughts on mindset and business.

Why now? Why Substack?

Sep 30, 2024 • Carl Reader

Can I ask for some help from you?

So here we are.

Sep 16, 2025 • Carl Reader

Let's try something new. Something fresh.

TL;DR - I'm hitting pause on my social media, this is why.

Sep 11, 2025 • Carl Reader

Thoughts from Carl, without the filter

Let's try something different - my real voice, transcribed.

May 30, 2025 • Carl Reader

Working whilst travelling - what I do and how I do it

"The office in the mind is the office of the future"

Feb 26, 2025 • Carl Reader

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Working whilst travelling - what I do and how I do it

"The office in the mind is the office of the future"

Feb 26, 2025 • Carl Reader

Put the end user first (and check your apps!)

This is a rookie error made by the biggest businesses...

Feb 4, 2025 • Carl Reader

No one emails the fire brigade

Five ways to minimise the time spent in your inbox

Jan 21, 2025 • Carl Reader

Good old fashioned service

It's never out of fashion.

Jan 7, 2025 • Carl Reader

Rage against the (AI) machine

Let's keep some things human. Even ChatGPT agrees!

Dec 23, 2024 • Carl Reader

Turning success upside down

How to go from being a do-er / manager / operator to a leader

Dec 15, 2024 • Carl Reader

The power of the imperfect email

Sometimes, things are imperfectly perfect.

Dec 10, 2024 • Carl Reader

You are not your customer

Keep it simple. Thoughts around customer experience.

Dec 6, 2024 • Carl Reader

Smart Thinking

The Thoughts from Carl journey

How, and why, I write

A simple guide to creating content that's better than dancing on Tiktok

Oct 11, 2024 • Carl Reader

The design tips I wish I knew before

Here's how I redesigned this Substack, my website, and everything else. It'll save you so much time, cost, hassle and pain. As do brand guidelines...

Sep 30, 2024 • Carl Reader

Thoughts from Carl. Sharing my thoughts on mindset and business.

Why now? Why Substack?

Sep 30, 2024 • Carl Reader

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Thoughts from Carl - a collection of thoughts about mindset, business, and everything in between from WH Smith Bestselling Author, Carl Reader.

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